Mark Berry

The Vienna Philharmonic on fine form in Salzburg but the soloist and conductor fail to convince

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [6] – Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven: María Dueñas (violin), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Karina Canellakis (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 24.1.2026. (MB)

Violinist María Dueñas with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra © Wolfgang Lienbacher

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Music by Mozart and Zech delights in a hall full of Mozartian associations

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [5] – ‘Mozart & Moderne’, Mozart and Zech: Karim Zech and Johann Zhao (piano), Members of the Orquesta Iberacademy Medellín / Krzysztof Wiśniewsiki (violin/director), Alvaro Rodrigo Juica Paitan (conductor). Rittersaal des Residenz, Domquartier, Salzburg, 24.1.2026. (MB)

Pianists Karim Zech and Johann Zhao © Wolfgang Lienbacher

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Superb Haydn and Mozart from Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Camerata Salzburg

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [4] – Haydn and Mozart: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Camerata Salzburg / Giovanni Guzzo (violin/director). Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 24.1.2026. (MB)

Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard with Giovanni Guzzo (violin/director) and Camerata Salzburg © Wolfgang Lienbacher

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Fine performance of an interesting new production of Die Zauberflöte in Salzburg

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Mozartwoche 2026 [3] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Philharmonia Chor Wien, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra / Roberto González-Monjas (conductor). Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, 23.1.2026. (MB)

[l-r] Papageno (Theodore Platt), Mozart (Vitus Denifl), Three Boys, Constanze (Victoria D’Agostino) and Tamino (Magnus Dietrich) © Werner Kmetitsch

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